Social and Human Service Assistants salary by location
National median: $45,930 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $63,870 | +39.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,650 | +32.0% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $59,460 | +29.5% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $58,940 | +28.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $58,580 | +27.5% | 790 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $58,470 | +27.3% | 230 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $58,090 | +26.5% | 3,910 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $57,580 | +25.4% | 7,970 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $57,560 | +25.3% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $56,120 | +22.2% | 600 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $55,330 | +20.5% | 710 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $55,330 | +20.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $55,160 | +20.1% | 710 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $54,960 | +19.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $54,870 | +19.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $54,770 | +19.2% | 7,590 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $54,320 | +18.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $53,810 | +17.2% | 3,190 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $53,550 | +16.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $52,990 | +15.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $52,830 | +15.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $52,750 | +14.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $52,180 | +13.6% | 940 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $51,710 | +12.6% | 5,930 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $51,680 | +12.5% | 600 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $51,370 | +11.8% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $51,230 | +11.5% | 11,260 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $51,090 | +11.2% | 58,730 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $51,050 | +11.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $50,650 | +10.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $50,650 | +10.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $50,630 | +10.2% | 550 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $50,620 | +10.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $50,330 | +9.6% | 18,790 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $50,300 | +9.5% | 530 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $50,240 | +9.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $49,940 | +8.7% | 11,110 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $49,840 | +8.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $49,750 | +8.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $49,750 | +8.3% | 7,160 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,700 | +8.2% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $49,610 | +8.0% | 370 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $49,520 | +7.8% | 480 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $49,500 | +7.8% | 6,400 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $49,390 | +7.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $49,260 | +7.3% | 900 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $49,160 | +7.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $49,150 | +7.0% | 2,470 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $49,110 | +6.9% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $49,090 | +6.9% | 500 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $49,070 | +6.8% | 810 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $48,820 | +6.3% | 860 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $48,810 | +6.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $48,650 | +5.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $48,530 | +5.7% | 390 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $48,520 | +5.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $48,430 | +5.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $48,420 | +5.4% | 3,230 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $48,420 | +5.4% | 17,270 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $48,410 | +5.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,370 | +5.3% | 7,790 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $48,370 | +5.3% | 5,100 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $48,300 | +5.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $48,280 | +5.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $48,280 | +5.1% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $48,260 | +5.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $48,220 | +5.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $48,110 | +4.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $48,110 | +4.7% | 450 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $48,090 | +4.7% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $47,990 | +4.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $47,910 | +4.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $47,860 | +4.2% | 35,540 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $47,850 | +4.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $47,790 | +4.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $47,760 | +4.0% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $47,720 | +3.9% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $47,710 | +3.9% | 4,580 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $47,690 | +3.8% | 5,410 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $47,540 | +3.5% | 3,810 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $47,530 | +3.5% | 6,090 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $47,500 | +3.4% | 7,750 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $47,440 | +3.3% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $47,370 | +3.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $47,360 | +3.1% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $47,330 | +3.0% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $47,330 | +3.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $47,290 | +3.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $47,270 | +2.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $47,260 | +2.9% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $47,210 | +2.8% | 7,280 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $47,190 | +2.7% | 40,970 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $47,180 | +2.7% | 16,080 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $47,130 | +2.6% | 9,180 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $46,960 | +2.2% | 630 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $46,950 | +2.2% | 22,220 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $46,950 | +2.2% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $46,880 | +2.1% | 290 | 2025 |